Auditing machine



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JOSEPH i's.

Application r documents are simultaneouslyted to the Ina- Ator comparison and to receive certain print Y fl ii'npressions thereon.

ln the scleci'ted embodiment herein. shown and descrilgied, the prinifiry object oit this inventii'in to provide a machine ttor irnprinting a facsimile signature on checks aller each check and its correspondingil record card have been passed betorc the in,- erator for comparison.

4notlier important object is means tor stoppingl or starting either the checks or the record nendently of the other to insn card and tlie check correspondi simultaneously presented to mechanisni- Further objects are to provide nica-ns for iinprinting1 on the card a niiinber corresponding to the number o'l' the check; to prevent access by unauthorized persons to lio ink reservoir and the inlring mechanism; o preventoperation. ot the machine by liiniiutliorined persons; to provide means Whereby the machine shall always stop in the saine relative position of parts irrespective ot the position oi' such parts at the time the stopping; mechanism operated; to avoid inlringj the printing cylinder where no'blanlr is passing thereunder; to insure the operaA tion oi" the numberingn device onlywvhen al blank or torno actually receives a number; to provide an accurate record ot the actual niiinber ot tiines the printingf or liorrn oylin der has imprinted upon blanks or blank toi'ins irrespective oi? the number ot revolutions ot such cylinder; to prevent contact ot tbe impression cylinder and the` platen vlicn no blank or torna is in place to receive an impression: and to provide an intermittent advance of the blanks or 'Forms to the printing' inechanismto provide the ieeil ol cards indere that the thereto are Y s the printingy filed Fclnfiiary fa 1 o, 1992i.

.that the nan'ufs and amounts are correct.

QFFICE- BUNGT, OF CHECGO, LLNGES.

iiCHtrT Serial No. sesam..

This machine in the selecte/cl einbodiinent is primarily intended lfor auditing purposes -where a large number ot checks are coinpared with the corresponding record card to insure that the cheek is correct before the signature is aiiined thereto. The checks successively numbered and arranged are placed in a iccd hopper and the record cards correspoiiding thereto are placed in a separate hopper .like order. hlechanisin is provided to iltaneonsly feed a check and its corresponding record card.

The cliecir and its c-irrespondingv card are ii'ioi'ed preferably intermittently past the operator in parallel courses in lull View so that as they approach the printing inechanisni they niay be carefully coinpared to insure it the feeding; mechanism should present a check or a card Without the other, the advance of sach check or card'may be stopped readily until thc foi'i'csgonding card or check has been advanced to the saine relative position iii the machine whereupon the stop nicchanisin inay loe released and the check and card advanced together in parallel relation. Likewise should the operator note an error he may stop the entire iced until this error has been, rrected.

A. printingor forni cylinder is provided having' the itorzii tor the vtacsiinile signature set longitudinally in the periphery thereof and beneath this cylinder is the rotary platen. which is picteiablv so mounted that it Will only be moved into operative relation with the printing cylinder when a blank is in position to receive an impression. A nunk boring device actuated by the printing mechanisii'i located above the path of 'the record card and means are provided to render this inoperfigive when no blank is received, register is likewise operated by the printing1 inechanisnfi to record the number oi impressions aclnalljiY made by the printing' cylinder and this is so controlled that no record is made therein by the op? eration ol the printing mechanism when no signature is aiixed to a check.

lt is often important in order to prevent fraudulent use of such a machine to provide a particular kind of inlr and to prevent other than authorized persons having ac- 4ss to such ink. l have therefore provided AIL lill

a Casing 1G01- the printing macimiiisiii which may be secliiely locked. Also die iiikiw mechanism is r-.iiciiiiited on zi Se@ S that when iiiiiocied i'miy .be ma; i difafvm im' defining Oi' '10 i to be plz/Qd in :i wmiit 0i' Uhi.' Pfl-.ics oi Safe keeping for the purpose Set faith.

in the i awings Fig. l is a pian View of 'the iiiaichiiie @our plete.

Fig. 2 is 9. fioiit al@ Vati mi.

Fig. 3 is siii-(armed. ei@ fzitioii of @ha ifcceiviiig and of tha?. imichiii.

A4ig. 4 is a sectioiizii View mi the iiie fi-i- O Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is zi secioimi fie/w on the im@ 5,-- -5 0i Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is 2L sesimiii Jiew @ii the, iin@ [g3-43 off Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 Fig. G.

Fig. 8 is a. Sectioiiiii View @n *die of Fig. 6.

F 9 sind i@ ai' of the suciQn fee-f" Fig. ll is D. d'tiiii line 11-l1 of Fig. l.

Fig. 12 is ai. pei'svectim viaw,

@nui Wim' 011 the broken zivmy and iii ssc/Limi.

Fig. 13 is zi. sectional View ou line 0In Fig. l.

Fig. 14; is a Secioii of ig. 13.

Fig. 15 is 15-15 of Fig. i3.

Fig. 16 is a. sectional 'View' on iin@ 7 l? is zr. sectional un?. ion

coiiipiises :i i@ mi wmfxii is iiiouiiied L 1133.31@ Si.. Ji im? 22 iii-'fia iii the gummi 0G nii-iwf* iiliq' pulley diii y L irioriiis o" the bei 'Lie ''me upon u i@ s .zii; locked kthei'feoiA by t by the piuiigei 4.2 ai table 3l.

The phmga 42 (Fi. the, Slotted d L14 off 1. a* on the i'ovck shaft 4.5. he mim 456 .i Wise secured to this rock shaft and 1 The 1mm: has iipi'mi'dly therefrom iii n si the i: minimi i mi .d alie/WS the md 4J?.

f :and has i outer e .i sind G9 'f iiio pub Si by sii '1 Snai U i" iii the shown in Fig. l2.

l0. This .renders m il e i; wh en indicated Clot iii fh the suckers inoineietii'e. enh lill is movel .jiist the p 2. Causes the ii'iouth o? the suelel to he closed. This avm. lf oiproezitefl hv the Conti-ol leve-i' lo omleito ieiil""-.te the with@ the blanks from the supply lifmeeis,

piovided. e osii of bloiveis Y to the hloi who one opposite to weh.. ofthe li pps/s. i in lilies. 5l The sii.' toi* there hl ers 135 is A.i l

or supper hel t from the vides the suclfeis feseifihel.

the uppei feed Weidlj fsem the owoif space apart the rolls on retaining; arms 90 sirvio Wsrdlj/ ifiom the posit 4 to t.. et indicated in rise into the position. to engage the toren.. in the hoppes. These ieewziillj to bring" position to he grasped 3.02 incl 134. linien. r.. moved l'esrwsidlv hy the su between the feed Tolls, Pope? 1001191?, against the tee@ Tolls i211- rl th. the hlsiil to ho .ffiiioefl lDm-iiigj th il Werd movement of the 'olls 10?, the in. ing arms 90 move into the Telstive positie?l indicate@ in lO.

@pipositelv disposed qui.U i 'l-'-O :zo ift-1i. (Fig. Il) receive the blanks ss they sire,` :idvsneed hf; the lfeefl *folls wel eomlift the same to the tslole 3l on the siifooi't ii the piesent eislooflimeiit theie sie two blank supply hop/pers S7 siifl 528. The hopper 87 holes a. siipplv of eheol'fs and. the hopper 88 holds i'eeoifl seuls .froii'espoii/li to the Cheeks .iii the hopper: 8'?. El.. ehe/ol?. and its eoiiespomlingj esifl tefl to the machine siiiiulteeoiislv nml wil along; piiisllel ooiiisesfS :me

table 3l. hy endless m5 es lo() il.

in. l? l. The oouise 14.6

oppositelv lisposeflguides the course 147 with siiiiilei muse. The

:ally iiioiiiiterl on the shui-it i6?. Similar slots reveille-le ie stops lol i he i siiiiellv ogemtel by o? .oi/ei.' 166 which opere l' Jlates l2@ in the .es this levei 166 is swung to the left., .t the point of View of Fig. '4.617 misses s, .froiiitei eloelwise the voel which .sv/ings the E65) seem-ee. the'eoii against the undef f 170 seeiii the stop ing; these stops :i il preventing the blanks in the course l swiiiic to the 8 ifotetes in clockwise di ses the nms l thereon to the uml-ei' feces of the stop firms 161i sus se i ioieveiit further o :ilse controls the movement vhe level 131 so that feeding; the h. lis to .i f him stopped simultaneously with tl e iftteviuition of the passage of the blanks i. ee of the table. The stops 161 we izoiiiiellv i'eeipioesteel by the eim iiee to the shaft 162 and having :it ii' esitiemitv s @am iollei` 173 opere- 1 'vw a. oem E74 mi the shaft 175. mms 164i ste similarly zfeeiioioostetl 76 seeiied upon the sleeve 165 162 and having :it its .f ...si iollei' 17"? iipweiclly shaft 175. "Fliese step eifites @euse en iiiteiiujotecl edvsiioe ot the hl ils in they Coiiifses although the teefl tsees eie Continuously opei'atiiig.

piisiiiiigg.' iiieehmiisiii is opeistecl 'from the shsft 40 thioiipgh the tfeiiii. of gessi-ing (F i ooiiipi'isiiig the pinion 75, the lievel 192. nml. the on sh stt 1mi et the opposite hier etifeiiiitv a engr the eem 178 on the @am is simi si. loevel gem' 191i oooretiif'elv ooniieoiiim his shsit with the mein fhiving;

i i o'l the pivoting" iiieohziiilsm. A ll is moiiifitefl on the Cliiving i snol this goei? is iii. mesh with the #7 om. .h lil?) mounted iii the mille/jf 200 .is lilewise mountefl on s shalt 198 and is provided with floiihle peiiphei'el qiooves to i.' .sive and fliive the Toneel holt; Q01 and. 202 which iresiieetivelv diiive the shafts 7.11% sufi which. operate the tapes l5() wel. 151.. fi. piintiiig ejvliiiflei' 204i is iiioiiiitefl upon the driving shaft am this ovlinflei is disposed opposite to the plates 9.0i on the shaft G. 'lhe shaft 9,06 sind 1'?) is mounted in the uppei Astiemitv of the oppositely disposed. sii-ms 20"( pivotelly mounte. on the shaft 208 the supporte-fl his eoiiesponclingly opposed uns 209 on the sh tt 20 mounted in lugs 2li on the support l. The platen scljnste. to piopeilj.' con ist with the piintii'ig ojflinflei hy Vthi` meenti i sclj Listing block 203 inonntefl on one o'i 'hie lugs 2li. n n :nin 212 is o'nni on the lower eiiienity o2? one of the unis 203- inni pi'ojeots nt substantially a iight angle to sneh anni, A iofl 213 hns lower eatieniity pivotnliy mounted in i of the sini :ind its nooei Y f e; o this eng the eine i'oliei' 2555 nioiinteil hnlioligesilli'. llxhenthis ity the sym 282 pesseel outwardly iti'oni the anis of the shaft 195 hy tlie nin iol 285, the lowei` nity of this siin 282 senses the linl suppone eoinposefl of the snel 208, 'with theiil respective to swing on the ii (l pivot 207 of i 50G extending the link snppoit and the platen into opeisitiafe elstion o iii-iQi-ession Cylinder 2041. iseising i einen 205 lifts the hook 286 ezni'ieel hy .VI i

the hinoe 280:, best shown in Fig. 1G., into position tf he engaged hy an oppositely cl1sposed spiing pressed hook 287 plvotelly mounted on the printing oylinlei 2 l and such engagement ooouis if no cheek is passing; nnclei the impression efflinclei" to ineintnin the hook 287 ont oit engagement. `When the hooks 286 und 287 engager) the inoifoinent and 208 is the ievei'se of the pieten raising opention intl the platen is caused to be depi'essecl. ont of iinpi'ession position mid thus inking of the plnten is pie/vented.

@ein 215 is nionnte i on the shaft 195 :mil this cani 'comets with e. ezin'i rollei1 216 on the erin 2M which is pivotnlly mounted on the stud shei't 218. fi spring 219 clisws the anni 2M and the @sin iollei 216 thereon toimicl the exis of the shaft l95. rlhis :itin i rocks the ni'in 2A! eeiiying the oheeh il 2l f in n init reservoir 220 t ireinity',

) is piovitled in the separable c, in nk feed i'oll is revohfil)7 in, f =i This ith ink :ieei'l roll is( n1 t ifitehel 222 which is engsg he WL pressed by the spfii .Wi anni he s so that each reoipfoeetion the zii-ni senses the i'oll 222 to loe eilvznieecl the distance oi one toot i. W hen en impression is ie iocl 213 is raised hv Athe movement lin is 20?' its sposi' extremity against the inner end of :i roel 226 inriile tl which its outer extremity connected to the ei zink 22?' o eifeting n register 228 of the isnel type to ifeeoi'cl the nuini'iei of actual oneiutions of the printing cylinder 204. A ioii 212i) hes innei' ef-:tieinity contacting vwith the iezn fue@ oii the anni 2M and its it i pivoteliy connected to the ff ,ting fiom the znnfi 231. This 'aotslly in nntecl on the roel 232 he wie 221 and on tl e lowei` mini 225i. is oiined the roll 231i e0 to he i'eoipi'oceted hy the i 'troni the leed soll 222 'f conveyed to the peint- 'oigh the tiain of ink 237 and 238 and cli- K The ted on the ioil 233 which ine soil sneh jii'enie is held Pdf' . in the freine provided with e ke); whio fngsgges e lng 24e on the post to seoiii'e the in its closed position. his leek is i* ieiiieishly of the spring type so i; f eovei is secured in place automatiis lowered, ln this wey s :infl the iinni'ession cyll; enclose-(l and access thereto i by unauthorized persons.

is niionnteel in the on this iocl is pivotelly 18 :intl i9) from iin erin 2e@ engaglziteV/iillv stof i @il on 'the lower likewise pivotzilly i. nn nii-in insti/[i oiitienil o'i p 30j este resi' n idly is ifevolnbly inonnt- ;oo in the on in-'il this l e e extieinitj s Vith the o netnnte oli' the oper: is ao- JJlIl 257 ish 259. Divotzilly i'oll ,i Qs" the dis" fht opposite Pe "Ulli .e ontei nivotallv on which ,d1 t? .m Ys adapted uw ",eess 26?. ils/hm a up 2G() in the eetin 

